Sungbo's Eredo
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Sungbo's Eredo is a system of defensive walls and ditches that is located to the southwest of the Yoruba town of Ijebu Ode in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria. It was built in honour of the Ijebu noblewo
Multidisciplinary technologist Ade Olufeko inside Sungbo's Eredo in 2017
Benin Moat
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The Benin Moat, also known as the Benin City Iya, the Inner City Iya of Benin or the Wall of Benin, is a large earthwork within Benin City in Nigeria's Edo state, part of which formerly encircled the
Sungbo's Eredo
…interdisciplinary project involved researchers from William & Mary's Department of History, Department of Anthropology, and Center for Geospatial Analysis. Walls of Benin Olumo Rock…
Profile of a section of the rampart and ditch structure of the earthworks around Benin city
Depiction of Benin City made by a Dutch illustrator in Holland in 1668, included in Olfert Dapper's Description of Africa. Whilst the illustration is not first-hand or historically accurate, it reflects how the city was conceived of by Europeans in 17th century.